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" ... and is caught in the net. I have been told by fome of thefe hunters, that, when hard pinched with hunger on fuch long chaces, they take two thin boards, one of which they apply to the pit of the ftomach, and the other to the back oppofite to it ;... "
The Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with ... - Page 714
1835
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A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels: Containing ..., Volume 6

Voyages and travels - 1767 - 612 pages
...pit of the ftomach, and the other to the b~c!r oppofite to it ; the extremities of thefe boards ae tied with cords, which are drawn tighter by degrees,...and prevent their feeling the cravings of hunger. Although Although I have obferved, that the Tongufians, in general, worfhip the Tun and moon, there...
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Annual Register, Volume 10

Edmund Burke - History - 1768 - 642 pages
...apply to the pit of the ftomach, and the other to the back oppofite to it$ the extremities of thefe boards are tied with cords, which are drawn tighter...and prevent their feeling the cravings of hunger. . Although I have obferved, that the Tongnfy, in general, worfhip the fun and moon, there are many...
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Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to Various Parts of Asia, Volume 1

John Bell - Asia - 1788 - 472 pages
...apply to the pit of the ftomach, and the other to the back oppofite to it ; the extremities of thefe boards are tied with cords, which are drawn tighter...and prevent their feeling the cravings of hunger. Although I have obferved, that the Tongufy, in general, worfhip the fun and moon, there are many exceptions...
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Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries ...

William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1797 - 312 pages
...apply to the pit of die ftomach, an4 the other to the back, oppofite to it. The extra* mities of thefe boards are tied with cords, which are drawn tighter by degrees, and thus, by dimifhing the capacity of the ttomachi they prevent their, feeling the cravings of hunger....
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 10

History - 1800 - 594 pages
...apply to the pit of the ftomach, and the other to the back oppofite to it ; the extremities of ihefe boards are tied with cords, which are drawn tighter...and prevent their feeling the cravings of hunger. Although I have obferved, that the Tongufy, in general, worfhip the fun and moon, there are many exceptions...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ...

History - 1800 - 596 pages
...apply to the pit of the ftomach, and the other to the back oppofue to it ; the extremities of thefe boards are tied with cords, which are drawn tighter...and prevent their feeling the cravings of hunger. Alihough I have obferved, that the Tongufy", in general, worfhip the fun and moon, there are many exceptions...
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 10

Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 600 pages
...apply to the pit of the ftomach, and the other to the back oppofite to it ; the extremities of thefe boards are tied with cords, which are drawn tighter...and prevent their feeling the cravings of hunger. Although. I hax-e obferved, that the Tongufy, in general, worftiip the fun and moon, there are many...
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Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia to Various Parts of Asia, Volume 1

John Bell, Lorenz Lange - Asia - 1806 - 710 pages
...apply to the pit of the ftomach, and the other to the back oppofite to it ; the extremities of thefe boards are tied with cords, which are drawn tighter...and prevent their feeling the cravings of hunger. Although I have obferved, that the Tongufy, in general, 'worfhip the fun and moon, there are many exceptions...
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“A” General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages ..., Volume 7

John Pinkerton - Voyages and travels - 1811 - 862 pages
...of the ftomach, and the other to the back, oppofite to it ; the extremities of thefe boards are tfed with cords, which 'are drawn tighter by degrees, and prevent their feeling the cravings of hunger. Although I have obferved, that the Tongufy, in general, worfhip the fun and moon, there are many exceptions...
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Tales of Travellers, Or, A View of the World, Volume 1, Issue 1

Voyages and travels - 1838 - 534 pages
...hunger in some of their long chases, they take two thin boards, one of which they apply to the pit of the stomach, and the other to the back, opposite to...loins, and which reaches high above the hips. If you enquire why they do so, the reply will invariably be — " Massa, me belly naym me ;" literally, "...
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